With two little lads to keep occupied and engaged, it’s not an easy feat when you have to stay home just about all day. We’ve been told that we can only leave the house once a day for a bit of exercise or if it’s absolutely necessary to shop for food or medicine. Other than that, we must remain at home. The police now have the authority to fine people who are not adhering to the new lockdown rules. The Coronavirus is still rife and as of today, there are over 400 deaths in the UK alone, nearly 20,000 worldwide. With a lot of depressing facts, it’s obvious to see why we must take government guidance seriously, but that doesn’t mean we can’t at least try and have some fun while doing so!
One of the positives we can take from this is the extra family time we are getting. With Donal working from home, we get to enjoy meals and take our afternoon walk together. Usually the boys were just getting into bed when daddy got home from work, now he gets to do bath time and story time with them every night and the boys just love it.
Matthew’s nursery teacher has sent us a list of activities for him to complete for the week, so that’s a good start and it seems to keep Matty motivated as he’s very keen to please her.
Here are some of the things we’ve been up to so far. (Day 1 and 2)
After brekkie and some free play with our toys, we kickstart our morning with a fun 30 minute workout at 9am- PE with Joe Wicks.
We have our snacks and then Joshy usually goes down for a nap around 9;30/10am. During this time, Matty and I spend some time together looking at the tasks Una has set. This week the focus is on practising name writing, basic shapes, the number 1, sinking and floating experiments- to name but a few.
We have lunch together, some playtime in the garden if the weather allows and then our late afternoon walk. Matthew enjoys scooting or cycling.
Joshua is absolutely loving the water play. Both boys just love being out in the sunshine.
Matt is allowed to have some time on his tablet or watch a bit of telly. The main challenge is trying to keep Joshua from pulling at it! We also read a lot of stories, play lego or megablocks, do puzzles and art.
After dinner together, it’s time to wind down for bed. We bath, read bedtime stories and hopefully sleep soundly. Saying that, Joshy still wakes a few times a night. Let’s hope it doesn’t last too long, but in the grand scheme of all the world’s problems, this is certainly a minor one.
Sending love to all x
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